Indiana Bill Would Require Lord’s Prayer At Schools

An Indiana lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow public schools in the state to require students to recite the Lord’s Prayer.

“In order that each student recognize the importance of spiritual development in establishing character and becoming a good citizen, the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority of a charter school may require the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer at the beginning of each school day.

The prayer may be recited by a teacher, a student, or the class of students,” the states the bill, introduced by state Sen. Dennis Kruse.

The bill would exempt students who choose not to participate or students whose parents want them to skip it.

That exception, of course, doesn’t necessarily make it constitutional. It’s been more than half a century since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school-sponsored . . .